CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Zarko Valjarevic nailed a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in overtime to give Maine a four-point lead and the Black Bears held on for an 89-85 men’s basketball victory over the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders during the Dr. Pepper Classic Sunday night.

The win snapped the Bears’ eight-game losing streak and they are now 2-9 while the Blue Raiders are 8-5.

Dimitry Akanda-Coronel paced the Bears with 27 points, eight rebounds and four assists while Valjarevic finished with 20 points and five assists.

Both players sparked Maine’s accurate 3-point shooting attack as Coronel was 5 of 8 from 3-point land while Valjarevic nailed 4 of 6 as the Bears finished with a 63.6 percent effort (14 of 22).

Kilian Cato, who was on academic suspension, returned for his first game of the season and gave the Bears an offensive boost as he finished with 12 points and four rebounds and gave Maine a scoring edge from its bench as the Maine subs outscored their Blue Raiders counterparts 26-15.

Xavier Pollard, Maine’s leading scorer, didn’t make the trip due to an ankle injury. Garet Beal also didn’t play as his status is day to day due to a leg injury that also caused him to miss the Dartmouth game.